Encouraged by DOJ phasing out use of private prisons, now must extend cuts to ICE detention centers
Washington, DC — In response to President Biden’s executive order on eliminating the use of private prisons, Silky Shah, Executive Director of Detention Watch Network offered the following statement:
“We are encouraged that the Biden administration’s Department of Justice is prioritizing phasing out the use of private prisons — a decision that was made too late in the Obama administration and was immediately reversed by Trump.